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WELFARE REFORM EVENT \ APPLETON, WISCONSIN
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992 \ 1:15 P.M.
THANK YOU, GOVERNOR THOMPSON. SENATOR KASTEN, IT'S
NICE TO SEE YOU AND OTHER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. I AM
DELIGHTED TO BE HERE AGAIN WITH YOU IN A STATE BUILT ON
FAITH, FAMILY, AND FREEDOM. WISCONSIN IS AN EXAMPLE TO
AMERICA -- JUST AS AMERICA IS TO THE WORLD.
- 2 -
TODAY I'M GLAD TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE PROGRAMS LIKE
LEARNFARE -- WORKFARE -- AND THE PARENTAL
RESPONSIBILITY Act -- ALL TELL AMERICA: "WATCH
WISCONSIN BECAUSE WISCONSIN WORKS.' //
GOVERNOR THOMPSON WANTS WISCONSIN TO WORK EVEN
BETTER. THAT IS WHY HE HAS JOINED MY CRUSADE TO REFORM
OUR WELFARE SYSTEM. LET'S FACE IT. WE KNOW OUR WELFARE
SYSTEM HAS FAILED. IT DOESN'T LIFT FAMILIES FROM
POVERTY -- IT TRAPS THEM THERE.
- 3 -
WELFARE ALSO DISCOURAGES FAMILIES FROM STAYING
TOGETHER. WHEN A SYSTEM RIPS FAMILIES APART -- IT'S
TIME TO RIP APART THAT SYSTEM.
AMERICANS YEARN TO KEEP FAMILIES WHOLE / GIVE OUR
KIDS LEARNING SKILLS / AND, YES, TRACK DOWN PARENTS WHO
RUN OUT ON THEIR KIDS. THEY KNOW IF AMERICA DOESN'T
CHANGE THE WELFARE SYSTEM FOR THE BETTER -- THE WELFARE
SYSTEM WILL CHANGE AMERICA FOR THE WORSE. /
- 4 -
THAT MEANS TRYING NEW PLANS -- TRYING NEW IDEAS --
TRYING A NEW KIND OF REFORM. ONLY THEN CAN WE BREAK
THE CYCLE OF DEPENDENCY. //
IN MY STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS LAST JANUARY, I
MADE A COMMITMENT TO FAR-REACHING REFORM. I ACTED
BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD OUR WELFARE
SYSTEM. OUR RECIPIENTS CAN'T AFFORD TO BE DEPENDENT ON
GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD.
- 5 -
OUR TAXPAYERS CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE WELFARE BILL, AND
OUR ECONOMY CAN'T AFFORD THE LOST PRODUCTIVITY.
I ALSO ACTED BECAUSE I TRUST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
-- BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WHAT THOSE ON WELFARE REALLY
WANT IS A PIECE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM: HOME OWNERSHIP,
A GOOD JOB, OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AND
STRONG, LOVING FAMILIES. /
- 6 -
THEREFORE, I AM DETERMINED TO MAKE IT QUICKER AND
EASIER FOR STATES WHO CHOOSE TO REFORM THEIR WELFARE
SYSTEMS TO GET THE FEDERAL WAIVERS THEY NEED TO HELP
PEOPLE HELP themselves. /
LAST APRIL, MY ADMINISTRATION SIGNED A FIRST WAIVER
FOR WISCONSIN. TODAY, IT WILL SIGN A SECOND, GIVING
GOVERNOR THOMPSON THE FREEDOM TO FURTHER REFORM THIS
STATE'S WELFARE PROGRAM.
- 7 -
GOVERNOR THOMPSON'S ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO BREAK THE CYCLE
OF DEPENDENCY THAT TRAPS so MANY PEOPLE, AND CREATE
INCENTIVES FOR RECIPIENTS TO WORK AND LEARN. HE
UNDERSTANDS THAT MORE IMPORTANT THAN HAVING AN AMERICA
THAT HELPS PEOPLE IN NEED, IS BUILDING AN AMERICA WHERE
FEWER PEOPLE NEED TO BE HELPED. //
TODAY, I WANT TO CHALLENGE OTHER STATES TO FOLLOW
WISCONSIN'S LEAD IN BRINGING NEW IDEAS TO OUR WELFARE
SYSTEM.
- 8 -
LAST WEEK, WE APPROVED NEW JERSEY'S FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM -- WHOSE REFORMS IN THE STATE WELFARE PROGRAM
REWARD WORK AND UNITE FAMILIES. / I'M CONFIDENT OTHER
STATES WILL NOW DO WHAT AMERICANS DO BEST: BRING LOCAL
GENIUS TO LOCAL NEEDS. /
IN COMING MONTHS, WE WILL "WATCH WISCONSIN" TO SEE
HOW "WISCONSIN WORKS." TOGETHER, WE CAN HELP CHANGE
THE WELFARE SYSTEM -- AND IN DOING so, CHANGE AMERICA.
# # # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 24, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
STEVEN PROVOST for SP for
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
WELFARE REFORM EVENT
On Monday, July 27 at 1:15 p.m., upon arrival in Wisconsin,
you will make a statement on welfare reform. Your remarks (five
minutes, cards) emphasize your trust in the American people.
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Three
July 24, 1992
WELFARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
APPLETON, WISCONSIN
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992
1:15 P.M.
I am delighted to be here again with Governor Thompson in a
state built on faith, family, and freedom. Wisconsin is an
example to America -- just as America is to the world.
In the past three years, America has changed the world. In
Berlin, a Wall has crumbled. From Kuwait to Panama, the enslaved
are now free. Imperial Communism is a four-letter word: D-E-A-D.
Democracy stood fast so that freedom could stand tall.
Go anywhere God's children hate tyranny. They look to
America because liberty works. / Well, today I'm glad to be in a
place where things like learnfare -- workfare -- and the Parental
Responsibility Act -- all tell America: "Watch Wisconsin because
Wisconsin works." //
Governor Thompson wants Wisconsin to work even better. That
is why he has joined my crusade to reform our welfare system.
Let's face it. We know our welfare system has failed. It
doesn't lift families from poverty -- it traps them there.
Welfare also discourages families from staying together. When a
system rips families apart -- it's time to rip apart that system.
Americans yearn to keep families whole / give our kids
learning skills / and, yes, track down parents who run out on
their kids. They know if America doesn't change the welfare
system for the better -- the welfare system will change America
for the worse. / That means trying new plans -- trying new ideas
-- trying a new kind of reform. Only then can we break the cycle
of dependency. //
In my State of the Union Address, I made a commitment to
far-reaching reform. I acted because I trust the American people
-- because I believe that what those on welfare really want is a
piece of the American Dream: home ownership, meaningful
employment, opportunities for their children, and strong, loving
families. / Therefore, I am determined to make it quicker and
easier for states who choose to reform their welfare systems to
get the Federal waivers they need. By asking for a waiver,
Wisconsin has said: More important than having an America that
helps people in need -- is building an America where fewer people
need to be helped.
Governor Thompson and the people of Wisconsin have also
taken the lead in another area that requires trusting the people.
I'm talking about Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship System, which
begins today. This historic initiative links workforce training
with education reform. It brings business, labor, education, and
government together to train students, and create new skills.
/
Later today, I'll be going with the Governor to a part of
your state that's one of the largest paper-producing areas in the
country. I'm told that there, for instance, your apprenticeship
system will help 21 students from West Bend and the Fox River
Valley area learn the printing trade. //
The power of government is best used to support initiatives
like these -- reforms that build on what businesses and
communities can do. As long as I am President, I intend to put
the power of the government on the side of the people. //
Today, I want to challenge other States to follow
Wisconsin's lead in bringing new ideas to our welfare system.
Last week, we approved New Jersey's Family Development Program
-
- whose reforms in the state welfare program reward work and
unite families. / I'm confident other States will now do what
Americans do best: Bring local genius to local needs. /
In coming months, we will "Watch Wisconsin" to see how
"Wisconsin Works." Together, we can help change the welfare
system -- and in doing so, change America.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 24, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
STEVEN PROVOST
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
WELFARE REFORM EVENT
On Monday, July 27 at 1:15 p.m., upon arrival in Wisconsin,
you will make a statement on welfare reform. Your remarks (five
minutes, cards) emphasize your trust in the American people.
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Three
July 24, 1992
WELFARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
APPLETON, WISCONSIN
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992
1:15 P.M.
I am delighted to be here again with Governor Thompson in a
state built on faith, family, and freedom. Wisconsin is an
example to America -- just as America is to the world.
In the past three years, America has changed the world. In
Berlin, a Wall has crumbled. From Kuwait to Panama, the enslaved
are now free. Imperial Communism is a four-letter word: D-E-A-D.
Democracy stood fast so that freedom could stand tall.
Go anywhere God's children hate tyranny. They look to
America because liberty works. / Well, today I'm glad to be in a
place where things like learnfare -- workfare -- and the Parental
Responsibility Act -- all tell America: "Watch Wisconsin because
Wisconsin works." //
Governor Thompson wants Wisconsin to work even better. That
is why he has joined my crusade to reform our welfare system.
Let's face it. We know our welfare system has failed. It
doesn't lift families from poverty -- it traps them there.
Welfare also discourages families from staying together. When a
system rips families apart -- it's time to rip apart that system.
Americans yearn to keep families whole / give our kids
learning skills / and, yes, track down parents who run out on
their kids. They know if America doesn't change the welfare
system for the better -- the welfare system will change America
for the worse. / That means trying new plans -- trying new ideas
-- trying a new kind of reform. Only then can we break the cycle
of dependency. //
In my State of the Union Address, I made a commitment to
far-reaching reform. I acted because I trust the American people
-- because I believe that what those on welfare really want is a
piece of the American Dream: home ownership, meaningful
employment, opportunities for their children, and strong, loving
families. / Therefore, I am determined to make it quicker and
easier for states who choose to reform their welfare systems to
get the Federal waivers they need. By asking for a waiver,
Wisconsin has said: More important than having an America that
helps people in need -- is building an America where fewer people
need to be helped.
Governor Thompson and the people of Wisconsin have also
taken the lead in another area that requires trusting the people.
I'm talking about Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship System, which
begins today. This historic initiative links workforce training
with education reform. It brings business, labor, education, and
government together to train students, and create new skills. /
Later today, I'll be going with the Governor to a part of
your state that's one of the largest paper-producing areas in the
country. I'm told that there, for instance, your apprenticeship
system will help 21 students from West Bend and the Fox River
Valley area learn the printing trade. //
The power of government is best used to support initiatives
like these -- reforms that build on what businesses and
communities can do. As long as I am President, I intend to put
the power of the government on the side of the people. //
Today, I want to challenge other States to follow
Wisconsin's lead in bringing new ideas to our welfare system.
Last week, we approved New Jersey's Family Development Program
-
- whose reforms in the state welfare program reward work and
unite families. / I'm confident other States will now do what
Americans do best: Bring local genius to local needs. /
In coming months, we will "Watch Wisconsin" to see how
"Wisconsin Works." Together, we can help change the welfare
system -- and in doing so, change America.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 340173ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
7/24/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
---
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
SUBJECT:
APPLETON, WISCONSIN - 7/27/92 1:15 pm
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FINDLAY
FITZWATER
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
2 JUL 24 P5: 08
July 24, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
STEVEN PROVOST Birth 3P 3P
FROM:
CURT SMITH is
SUBJECT:
WELFARE REFORM EVENT
On Monday, July 27 at 1:15 p.m., upon arrival in Wisconsin,
you will make a statement on welfare reform. Your remarks (five
minutes, cards) emphasize your trust in the American people.
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Three
July 24, 1992
WELFARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
APPLETON, WISCONSIN
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992
1:15 P.M.
I am delighted to be here again with Governor Thompson in a
state built on faith, family, and freedom. Wisconsin is an
example to America -- just as America is to the world.
In the past three years, America has changed the world. In
Berlin, a Wall has crumbled. From Kuwait to Panama, the enslaved
are now free. Imperial Communism is a four-letter word: D-E-A-D.
Democracy stood fast so that freedom could stand tall.
Go anywhere God's children hate tyranny. They look to
America because liberty works. / Well, today I'm glad to be in a
place where things like learnfare -- workfare -- and the Parental
Responsibility Act -- all tell America: "Watch Wisconsin because
Wisconsin works." //
Governor Thompson wants Wisconsin to work even better. That
is why he has joined my crusade to reform our welfare system.
Let's face it. We know our welfare system has failed. It
doesn't lift families from poverty -- it traps them there.
Welfare also discourages families from staying together. When a
system rips families apart -- it's time to rip apart that system.
Americans yearn to keep families whole / give our kids
learning skills / and, yes, track down parents who run out on
their kids. They know if America doesn't change the welfare
system for the better -- the welfare system will change America
for the worse. / That means trying new plans -- trying new ideas
-- trying a new kind of reform. Only then can we break the cycle
of dependency. //
In my State of the Union Address, I made a commitment to
far-reaching reform. I acted because I trust the American people
-- because I believe that what those on welfare really want is a
piece of the American Dream: home ownership, meaningful
employment, opportunities for their children, and strong, loving
families. / Therefore, I am determined to make it quicker and
easier for states who choose to reform their welfare systems to
get the Federal waivers they need. By asking for a waiver,
Wisconsin has said: More important than having an America that
helps people in need -- is building an America where fewer people
need to be helped.
Governor Thompson and the people of Wisconsin have also
taken the lead in another area that requires trusting the people.
I'm talking about Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship System, which
begins today. This historic initiative links workforce training
with education reform. It brings business, labor, education, and
government together to train students, and create new skills.
/
Later today, I'll be going with the Governor to a part of
your state that's one of the largest paper-producing areas in the
country. I'm told that there, for instance, your apprenticeship
system will help 21 students from West Bend and the Fox River
Valley area learn the printing trade. //
The power of government is best used to support initiatives
like these -- reforms that build on what businesses and
communities can do. As long as I am President, I intend to put
the power of the government on the side of the people. //
Today, I want to challenge other States to follow
Wisconsin's lead in bringing new ideas to our welfare system.
Last week, we approved New Jersey's Family Development Program -
- whose reforms in the state welfare program reward work and
unite families. / I'm confident other States will now do what
Americans do best: Bring local genius to local needs. /
In coming months, we will "Watch Wisconsin" to see how
"Wisconsin Works." Together, we can help change the welfare
system -- and in doing so, change America.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 340173ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
7/23/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON, FRI. 7/24/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
SUBJECT:
APPLETON, WISCONSIN - MONDAY, 7/27/92
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
X
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
N/C
SMITH N/C
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY J. reaguist
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, FRIDAY, JULY 24, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
called at 11Am. called at 2PM.
called at 1 PM Mic MIC
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
MASTER
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Two
July 23, 1992
2 JUL 23 P6: 06
WELFARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
APPLETON, WISCONSIN
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992
Governor Thompson. [[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]] ((It's good to be
in Appleton. / After the Democratic Convention, a Wisconsin
Democrat asked me what I thought of the "Dynamic Duo. / I told
him I thought Paul Molitor and Robin Yount were having a terrific
season.)) //
I am delighted to be back in the land of the free and the
home of the Brewers a State built on faith, family, and
freedom. Wisconsin is an example to America -- just as America
is to the world.
In the past three years, America has changed the world. In
Berlin, a Wall has crumbled. / From Kuwait to Panama, the
enslaved now are free. / Imperial Communism is a four-letter
word: D-E-A-D. Why? Because democracy stood fast so that
freedom could stand tall. //
Go anywhere, God's children hate tyranny. They look to
(scully)
America because liberty works. / Well, today I'm glad to be in a
place where things like learnfare -- workfare -- and the Parental
Responsibility Act -- all tell America: "Watch Wisconsin because
Wisconsin works. = //
( (A writer was once asked what he would take if his house
were on fire and he could remove only one thing. He replied: "I
12
would take the fire. ")) // He knew -- as Wisconsin's proved --
that what matters is results. /
No
Governor Thompson knows this. That's why he has joined my
Inthis crusade, Tommy Thompson is no foot soldier.
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our welfare system has failed. It doesn't lift families from
Star (Kutiner) general.
poverty -- it traps them there. / Welfare also discourages
NO
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families from staying together When a system rips families
apart -- it's time to rip apart that system. //
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a giant, rolling checkerboard. Here you'll see Americans who
per Kuttner
yearn to keep families whole / give our kids learning skills /
admoms (OMB) parents
and, yes, track down deadbeat dads who run out on their children.
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worse COMB)
better -- the welfare system will change America for the worst.
believe in using government action to help (Pmeyer)
Americans want a welfare system that breaks the cycle of
but the time has come to try (Pmeyer)
dependency -- a welfare system that can only stem from new plans
-- new ideas -- a desire to try a new kind of reform. / That is
am
why in my State of the Union Address, I made a commitment to
Therefore I have been determined to
favor personal responsibility over dependency.
How? By making make
it quicker and easier for States who choose to reform their
welfare systems to get the Federal waivers they need. /
I am proud to say that Wisconsin was the first State to ask
for such a waiver -- and that we quickly granted it. / [[Today,
I am honored to stand with Governor Thompson a true welfare
reform pioneer to sign this waiver which will allow Wisconsin
Why? Because I trust the American people. Because I believe that what those on
welfare really want is a shot at the American Dream : home ownership, meaningful
employment, opportunities for their kids, and strong, loving families.
prece of
(Pmeyer)
3
to begin its bold new strategy to reform the state's welfare
system. //]]
Like all Americans, Wisconsinites want to help the needy.
But more important than having an America that helps people in
need -- is building an Ameria where fewer people need to be
helped. / It is wrong for able-bodied Americans to continue
drawing a welfare check without working for it. / I believe
Either get off your duff or get off the dole. (Scully) /// That is why we
cut per
per
test whether (OMB)
Kuttner.
need to prove that welfare recipients move from one State to
Clinton he
Parents should pick up and more
another to obtain higher AFDC benefits. If so, we must change
a plantod
their families tofind opportunity, not to seek a higher welfare benefit. (OMB)
this. We
the rules so that people can t cheat the system. //
don't.
[[For the next three years, Wisconsin's demonstration
out perv
project will study our welfare system. So over the next six
Pmeyer
months -- in six test counties -- welfare benefits for new
arrivals in this State will be paid at the same level where they
came from -- no more, no less. / I look forward to seeing the
results of this test -- so that we can meet government's
responsibility to see that welfare recipients do not cheat
Yet
we also have a responsibility to provide education and training
to help welfare recipients get a job. // ]]
Governor Thompson and the people of Wisconsin have also taken in another areathat requires trusting
Accordingly, I want to commend Governor Thompson for
the people. I'm talking about,
Wisconsin's youth apprenticeship system, which begins today.
This historic initiative links workforce training with education
reform. It brings business, labor, education, and government
together to train students, create skills, and lift the American
Dream. //
4
21
I'm told, for instance, that about 30 students from West
River
Bend and the Fox Valley area will have the chance to learn the
printing trade. / Later today, I'll be going with the Governor
to a part of your State that's the largest paper-producing area
in the country. Paper produced there goes to make some of
America's finest books. / (Millie wanted to thank you for cut (Pmeyer)
reforms
making her best seller possible. )) //
The power of government is bestused to support initiatives such asthis one that build on what businesses and communitic
I am proud that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a
(Pmeyer)
Can do. That's why
$200,000-grant to Wisconsin to further its youth apprenticeship
program. I especially want to thank companies like CDS
International, the German Marshall Fund of America, and the
Printing Industries of America for their help.
Today, I want to challenge other States to follow
inbringing navideas to our we
Wisconsin's lead Last week, Secretary of HHS Louis Sullivan
approved New Jersey's Family Development Program -- whose reforms
in the state welfare program reward work and unite families. /
I'm confident other States will now do what Americans do best:
Bring local genius to local needs.
[[In coming months, we will "Watch Wisconsin" to see how
"Wisconsin Works." I know your new initiative will work. I
look forward to its triumph. In that spirit, I'm pleased to now
sign the waiver which will help change the welfare system -- and
in doing so, change America. ]]
#
#
#
#
Document No. 340173ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
7/23/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON, FRI. 7/24/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
SUBJECT:
APPLETON, WISCONSIN - MONDAY, 7/27/92
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, FRIDAY, JULY 24, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No legal objection. Stylistic comments
noted. Gene Schaerr
Al:9d :9d Assistant PHILLIP 26 to
D. BRADY
Associate Counsel
the President
and Staff Secretary
to the President
Ext. 2702
7/24/92
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Two
July 23, 1992
2 JUL 23 P6: 06
WELFARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
APPLETON, WISCONSIN
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992
Governor Thompson. [[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]] ((It's good to be
in Appleton. / After the Democratic Convention, a Wisconsin
Democrat asked me what I thought of the "Dynamic Duo." / I told
him I thought Paul Molitor and Robin Yount were having a terrific
season.)) //
I am delighted to be back in the land of the free and the
home of the Brewers -- a State built on faith, family, and
freedom. Wisconsin is an example to America -- just as America
is to the world.
In the past three years, America has changed the world. In
Berlin, a Wall has crumbled. / From Kuwait to Panama, the
enslaved now are free. / Imperial Communism is a four-letter
word: D-E-A-D. Why? Because democracy stood fast so that
freedom could stand tall. //
Go anywhere God's children hate (and) tyranny. They look to
America because liberty works. / Well, today I'm glad to be in a
place where things like learnfare -- workfare -- and the Parental
Responsibility Act -- all tell America: "Watch Wisconsin because
Wisconsin works." / /
( (A writer was once asked what he would take if his house
were on fire and he could remove only one thing. He replied: "I
3
would take the fire. ")) // He knew -- as Wisconsin's proved --
that what matters is results. /
Governor Thompson knows this. That's why he has joined my
crusade to reform our welfare system. / Let's face it. We know
our welfare system has failed. It doesn't lift families from
poverty -- it traps them there. / Welfare also discourages
families from staying together. When a system rips families
apart -- it's time to rip apart that system. //
Visit LaCrosse or Superior. Travel Wisconsin's farmland
a giant, rolling checkerboard. Here you'll see Americans who
yearn to keep families whole / give our kids learning skills /
and, yes, track down deadbeat dads who run out on their children.
They know if America's doesn't change the welfare system for the
better -- the welfare system will change America for the worst.
Americans want a welfare system that breaks the cycle of
dependency -- a welfare system that can only stem from new plans
-- new ideas -- a desire to try a new kind of reform. / That is
why in my State of the Union Address, I made a commitment to
favor personal responsibility over dependency. How? By making
it quicker and easier for States who choose to reform their
welfare systems to get the Federal waivers they need. /
I am proud to say that Wisconsin was the first State to ask
for such a waiver -- and that we quickly granted it. / [[Today,
I am honored to stand with Governor Thompson -- a true welfare
reform pioneer -- to sign this waiver which will allow Wisconsin
3
to begin its bold new strategy to reform the state's welfare
system. //]]
Like all Americans, Wisconsinites want to help the needy.
But more important than having an America that helps people in
need -- is building an Ameria where fewer people need to be
helped. / It is wrong for able-bodied Americans to continue
drawing a welfare check without working for it. / I believe:
Either get off your duff or get off the dole. /// That is why we
fund out whether
need to prove that welfare recipients move from one State to
another to obtain higher AFDC benefits. If so, we must change
the rules so that people can't cheat the system. //
[ [For the next three years, Wisconsin's demonstration
project will study our welfare system. So over the next six
months -- in six test counties -- welfare benefits for new
arrivals in this State will be paid at the same level where they
came from -- no more, no less. / I look forward to seeing the
results of this test -- so that we can meet government's
responsibility to see that welfare recipients do not cheat. Yet
we also have a responsibility to provide education and training
to help welfare recipients get a job. // ]]
Accordingly, I want to commend Governor Thompson for
Wisconsin's youth apprenticeship system, which begins today.
This historic initiative links workforce training with education
reform. It brings business, labor, education, and government
together to train students, create skills, and lift the American
Dream. //
4
I'm told, for instance, that about 30 students from West
Bend and the Fox Valley area will have the chance to learn the
printing trade. / Later today, I'll be going with the Governor
to a part of your State that's the largest paper-producing area
in the country. Paper produced there goes to make some of
America's finest books. / ( (Millie wanted to thank you for
making her best-seller possible. )) //
I am proud that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a
$200,000 grant to Wisconsin to further its youth apprenticeship
program. I especially want to thank companies like CDS
International, the German Marshall Fund of America, and the
Printing Industries of America for their help.
Today, I want to challenge other States to follow
Wisconsin's lead. Last week, Secretary of HHS Louis Sullivan
approved New Jersey's Family Development Program -- whose reforms
in the state welfare program reward work and unite families. /
I'm confident other States will now do what Americans do best:
Bring local genius to local needs.
[[In coming months, we will "Watch Wisconsin" to see how
"Wisconsin Works." I know your new initiative will work. I
look forward to its triumph. In that spirit, I'm pleased to now
sign the waiver which will help change the welfare system -- and
in doing so, change America. ]]
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#
#
5802
Document No. 340173ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
7/23/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON, FRI. 7/24/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
SUBJECT:
APPLETON, WISCONSIN - MONDAY, 7/27/92
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, FRIDAY, JULY 24, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
TO:
DAN MCGROARTY
July 24, 1992
The NSC staff concurs with the draft presidential remarks. See question
on page 3.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
How Brent Scowcroft
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
CC: Phillip D. Brady
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Two
July 23, 1992
2 JUL 23 P6: 06
WELFARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
APPLETON, WISCONSIN
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992
Governor Thompson. [[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]. ((It's good to be
in Appleton. / After the Democratic Convention, a Wisconsin
Democrat asked me what I thought of the "Dynamic Duo.' /- I told
him I thought Paul Molitor and Robin Yount were having a terrific
season.)) //
I am delighted to be back in the land of the free and the
home of the Brewers -- a State built on faith, family, and
freedom. Wisconsin is an example to America -- just as America
is to the world.
In the past three years, America has changed the world. In
Berlin, a Wall has crumbled. / From Kuwait to Panama, the
enslaved now are free. / Imperial Communism is a four-letter
word: D-E-A-D. Why? Because democracy stood fast so that
freedom could stand tall. //
Go anywhere God's children hate tyranny. They look to
America because liberty works. / Well, today I'm glad to be in a
place where things like learnfare -- workfare -- and the Parental
Responsibility Act -- all tell America: "Watch Wisconsin because
Wisconsin works. " //
((A writer was once asked what he would take if his house
were on fire and he could remove only one thing. He replied: "I
3
would take the fire. ")) // He knew -- as Wisconsin's proved --
that what matters is results. /
Governor Thompson knows this. That's why he has joined my
crusade to reform our welfare system. / Let's face it. We know
our welfare system has failed. It doesn't lift families from
poverty -- it traps them there. / Welfare also discourages
families from staying together. When a system rips families
apart -- it's time to rip apart that system. //
Visit LaCrosse or Superior. Travel Wisconsin's farmland
|
a giant, rolling checkerboard. Here you'll see Americans who
yearn to keep families whole / give our kids learning skills
/
and, yes, track down deadbeat dads who run out on their children.
They know if America's doesn't change the welfare system for the
better -- the welfare system will change America for the worst.
Americans want a welfare system that breaks the cycle of
dependency -- a welfare system that can only stem from new plans
-- new ideas -- a desire to try a new kind of reform. / That is
why in my State of the Union Address, I made a commitment to
favor personal responsibility over dependency. How? By making
it quicker and easier for States who choose to reform their
welfare systems to get the Federal waivers they need. /
I am proud to say that Wisconsin was the first State to ask
for such a waiver -- and that we quickly granted it. / [[Today,
I am honored to stand with Governor Thompson -- a true welfare
reform pioneer -- to sign this waiver which will allow Wisconsin
3
to begin its bold new strategy to reform the state's welfare
system. //]]
Like all Americans, Wisconsinites want to help the needy.
But more important than having an America that helps people in
need -- is building an Ameria where fewer people need to be
helped. / It is wrong for able-bodied Americans to continue
drawing a welfare check without working for it. / I believe:
Either get off your duff or get off the dole. /// That is why we
need to prove that welfare recipients move from one State to
another to obtain higher AFDC benefits. If so, we must change
the rules so that people can't cheat the system. //
[[For the next three years, Wisconsin's demonstration
project will study our welfare system. So over the next six
months -- in six test counties -- welfare benefits for new
arrivals in this State will be paid at the same level where they
came from -- no more, no less. / I look forward to seeing the
results of this test -- so that we can meet government's
responsibility to see that welfare recipients do not cheat. Yet
we also have a responsibility to provide education and training
to help welfare recipients get a job. // ]]
Accordingly, I want to commend Governor Thompson for
Wisconsin's youth apprenticeship system, which begins today.
This historic initiative links workforce training with education
reform. It brings business, labor, education, and government
together to train students, create skills, and lift the American
Dream. //
4
I'm told, for instance, that about 30 students from West
Bend and the Fox Valley area will have the chance to learn the
printing trade. / Later today, I'll be going with the Governor
to a part of your State that's the largest paper-producing area
in the country. Paper produced there goes to make some of
America's finest books. / ((Millie wanted to thank you for
making her best-seller possible.) ) //
I am proud that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a
$200,000 grant to Wisconsin to further its youth apprenticeship
program. I especially want to thank companies like CDS
International, the German Marshall Fund of America, and the
Printing Industries of America for their help.
Today, I want to challenge other States to follow
Wisconsin's lead. Last week, Secretary of HHS Louis Sullivan
approved New Jersey's Family Development Program -- whose reforms
in the state welfare program reward work and unite families. /
I'm confident other States will now do what Americans do best:
Bring local genius to local needs.
[[In coming months, we will "Watch Wisconsin" to see how
"Wisconsin Works." I know your new initiative will work. I
look forward to its triumph. In that spirit, I'm pleased to now
sign the waiver which will help change the welfare system -- and
in doing so, change America. ]]
#
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#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 24, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR STEVE PROVOST
DAN MCGROARTY
FROM:
GREGG PETERSMEYER
MP
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
AND DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF NATIONAL SERVICE
SUBJECT:
CONSISTENT REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992
I believe that it is critically important that the President's
remarks at the three events Monday, July 27, 1992 reflect a
consistent message.
The central message of the day, and hopefully beyond, is the
Dutch Twins message that the President trusts the people. The
Welfare Reform speech is almost the opposite message. In fact,
the Welfare Reform speech does not express the President's
message about why he wants to reform the welfare system.
The focus on changing welfare to curb welfare cheaters and
telling people on welfare to "get off their duffs" fails to make
it clear that the President trusts the people and that he is
sympathetic to some of the frustrations of welfare recipients.
The President wants to change the welfare system to help families
by (1) allowing them to save without penalties; (2) encouraging
them to stay together through incentives for two parent
households; (3) allowing children of families on welfare to
obtain jobs without penalizing the whole family and; (4)
providing incentives for people to obtain an education or skills
training in order to become self-sufficient. This message
conveys the trust that George Bush has in the American people.
Please see the attached changes suggested for the Welfare Reform
speech.
Thank you.
Document No. 340173ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
7/23/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON, FRI. 7/24/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
APPLETON, WISCONSIN MONDAY, 7/27/92
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FINDLAY
FITZWATER
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, FRIDAY, JULY 24, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Please important see
comments.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Thank you
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Two
July 23, 1992
WELFARE
2 JUL 23 PS: 06
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
APPLETON, WISCONSIN
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992
Governor Thompson. [[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]. ((It's good to be
in Appleton. / After the Democratic Convention, a Wisconsin
Democrat asked me what I thought of the "Dynamic Duo. " / I told
him I thought Paul Molitor and Robin Yount were having a terrific
season.)) //
I am delighted to be back in the land of the free and the
home of the Brewers -- a State built on faith, family, and
freedom. Wisconsin is an example to America -- just as America
is to the world.
In the past three years, America has changed the world. In
Berlin, a Wall has crumbled. / From Kuwait to Panama, the
enslaved now are free. / Imperial Communism is a four-letter
word: D-E-A-D. Why? Because democracy stood fast so that
freedom could stand tall.
Now that we have changed The world, it's time for us TO change America. we will
Go anywhere God's children hate tyranny. They look to
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were on fire and he could remove only one thing. He replied: "I
3
would take the fire. ")) // He knew -- as Wisconsin's proved --
that what matters is results. /
Governor Thompson knows this. That's why he has joined my
crusade to reform our welfare system. / Let's face it. We know
our welfare system has failed. It doesn't lift families from
poverty -- it traps them there. / Welfare also discourages
families from staying together. When a system rips families
apart -- it's time to rip apart that system. //
Visit LaCrosse or Superior. Travel Wisconsin's farmland --
a giant, rolling checkerboard. Here you'll see Americans who
yearn to keep families whole / give our kids learning skills /
and, yes, track down deadbeat dads who run out on their children.
They know if America's doesn't change the welfare system for the
better -- the welfare system will change America for the worst.
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4
I'm told, for instance, that about 30 students from West
Bend and the Fox Valley area will have the chance to learn the
printing trade. / Later today, I'll be going with the Governor
to a part of your State that's the largest paper-producing area
in the country. Paper produced there goes to make some of
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approved New Jersey's Family Development Program -- whose reforms
in the state welfare program reward work and unite families. /
I'm confident other States will now do what Americans do best:
Bring local genius to local needs.
[[In coming months, we will "Watch Wisconsin" to see how
"Wisconsin Works." I know your new initiative will work. I
look forward to its triumph. In that spirit, I'm pleased to now
sign the waiver which will help change the welfare system -- and
in doing so, change America. ]]
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Document No. 340173ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
7/23/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON, FRI. 7/24/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
SUBJECT:
APPLETON, WISCONSIN - MONDAY, 7/27/92
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MOBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FINDLAY
FITZWATER
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAM
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, FRIDAY, JULY 24, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
X6218
RESPONSE:
See comments. PK Thanks Paul 5p9s Korfonte
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
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WELFARE
2 JUL 23 P6: 06
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
APPLETON, WISCONSIN
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992
Governor Thompson. [[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]. ((It's good to be
in Appleton. / After the Democratic convention, a Wisconsin
Democrat asked me what I thought of the "Dynamic Duo." / I told
him I thought Paul Molitor and Robin Yount were having a terrific
season.) 11
I am delighted to be back in the land of the free and the
home of the Brewers -- a State built on faith, family, and
freedom. Wisconsin is an example to America -- just as America
is to the world.
In the past three years, America has changed the world. In
Berlin, a Wall has crumbled. / From Kuwait to Panama, the
enslaved now are free. / Imperial Communism is a four-letter
word: D-E-A-D. why? Because democracy stood fast so that
freedom could stand tall. 11
Go anywhere God's children hate tyranny. They look to
America because liberty works. / Well, today I'm glad to be in a
place where things like learnfare -- workfare -- and the Parental
Responsibility Act -- all tell America: "Watch Wisconsin because
wisconsin works." 11
(A writer was once asked what he would take if his house
were on fire and he could remove only one thing. He replied:
"I
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Governor Thompson knows this. That's why he has joined my
crusade to reform our welfare system. / Let's face it. We know
our welfare system has failed. It doesn't lift families from
poverty - it traps them there. / Welfare also discourages
families from staying together. When a system rips families
apart --- it's time to rip apart that system. 11
Visit LaCrosse or Superior. Travel Wisconsin's farmland
a giant, rolling checkerboard. Here you'll see Americans who
yearn to keep families whole / give our kids learning skills /
and, yes, track down deadbeat dads who run out on their children.
They know if America's doesn't change the welfare system for the
worse.
better -- the welfare system will change America for the
Americans want a welfare system that breaks the cycle of
dependency - a welfare system that can only stem from new plans
new ideas --- at desire to try a new kind of reform. / That is
why in my State of the Union Address, I made a commitment to
favor personal responsibility over dependency. How? By making
it quicker and easier for States who choose to reform their
welfare systems to get the Federal waivers they need. /
I am proud to say that Wisconsin was the first State to ask
for such a waiver and that we quickly granted it. / [[Today,
I am honored to stand with Governor Thempson -- a true welfare
reform pioneer -- to sign waiver which will allow
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helped. / It is wrong for able-bodied Americans to continue
drawing a welfare check without working for it. / I
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Accordingly, I want to commend Governor Thompson for
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together to train students, create skills, and lift the American
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I'm told, for instance, that about 30 students from West
Bend and the Fox Valley area will have the chance to learn the
printing trade. / Later today, I'll be going with the Governor
to a part of your State that's the largest paper-producing area
in the country. Paper produced there goes to make some of
America's finest books. / ((Millie wanted to thank you for
making her best-seller possible.) ) 11
I am proud that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a
$200,000 grant to Wisconsin to further its youth apprenticeship
program. I especially want to thank companies like CDS
International, the German Marshall Fund of America, and the
Printing Industries of America for their help.
Today, I want to challenge other States to follow
Wisconsin's lead. Last week, Secretary of HHS Louis Sullivan
approved New Jersey's Family Development Program -- whose reforms
in the state welfare program reward work and unite families. /
I'm confident other States will now do what Americans do best:
Bring local genius to local needs.
[[In coming months, we will "Watch Wisconsin" to sea how
"Wisconsin Works." I know your new initiative will work. I
look forward to its triumph. In that spirit, I'm pleased to now
sign the waiver which will help change the welfare evatem -- and
in doing so, change America. "
#
Document No. 340173ss
HANNS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
7/23/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON, FRI. 7/24/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
SUBJECT:
APPLETON, WISCONSIN - MONDAY, 1/27/92
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, FRIDAY, JULY 24, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
- too Long.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Two
July 23, 1992
2 JUL 23 PS: 06
WELFARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
APPLETON, WISCONSIN
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992
Governor Thompson. [[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]. ((It's good to be
in Appleton. / After the Democratic Convention, a Wisconsin
Democrat asked me what I thought of the "Dynamic Duo." / I told
him I thought Paul Molitor and Robin Yount were having a terrific
season.) //
I am delighted to be back in the land of the free and the
home of the Brewers -- a State built on faith, family, and
freedom. Wisconsin is an example to America -- just as America
is to the world.
In the past three years, America has changed the world. In
Berlin, a Wall has crumbled. / From Kuwait to Panama, the
enslaved now are free. / Imperial Communism is a four-letter
word: D-E-A-D. Why? Because democracy stood fast so that
freedom could stand tall. //
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making her best-seller possible.) 11
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Today, I want to challenge other States to follow
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"Wisconsin Works." I know your new initiative will work. I
look forward to its triumph. In that spirit, I'm pleased to now
sign the waiver which will help change the welfare system -- and
in doing so, change America. ]]
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
P2:31 P2:
NOTICE:
Enclosed are comments from staff members of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Such comments do not necessarily
represent the official position of the Director of OMB or of the
Office of Management and Budget. If you wish to have the
Director's personal comments, please let me know -- and contact
me if you have any questions.
James C. Murr
Associate Director for
Legislative Reference
and Administration
Revised
Soully remarks added-
Document No. 340173ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
7/23/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON, FRI. 7/24/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
SUBJECT:
APPLETON, WISCONSIN - MONDAY, 7/27/92
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, FRIDAY, JULY 24, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
(R.Brady Brady may respond at a later tenic)
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Two
July 23, 1992
2 JUL 23 PS: 06
WELFARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
APPLETON, WISCONSIN
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992
Governor Thompson. [[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]] ((It's good to be
in Appleton. / After the Democratic Convention, a Wisconsin
Democrat asked me what I thought of the "Dynamic Duo.' / I told
him I thought Paul Molitor and Robin Yount were having a terrific
season.)) //
I am delighted to be back in the land of the free and the
home of the Brewers -- a State built on faith, family, and
freedom. Wisconsin is an example to America -- just as America
is to the world.
In the past three years, America has changed the world. In
Berlin, a Wall has crumbled. / From Kuwait to Panama, the
enslaved now are free. / Imperial Communism is a four-letter
word: D-E-A-D. Why? Because democracy stood fast so that
freedom could stand tall. //
Go anywhere God's children hate tyranny. They look to (Senlly 5178
America because liberty works. / Well, today I'm glad to be in a
place where things like learnfare -- workfare -- and the Parental
Responsibility Act -- all tell America: "Watch Wisconsin because
Wisconsin works." //
( (A writer was once asked what he would take if his house
were on fire and he could remove only one thing. He replied: "I
2
would take the fire. ) ) // He knew -- as Wisconsin's proved --
that what matters is results. /
Governor Thompson knows this. That's why he has joined my
crusade to reform our welfare system. / Let's face it. We know
our welfare system has failed. It doesn't lift families from
poverty -- it traps them there. / Welfare also discourages
marriage (Marin 3804)
families from staying together. When a system rips families
apart -- it's time to rip apart that system. //
Visit LaCrosse or Superior. Travel Wisconsin's farmland
a giant, rolling checkerboard. Here you'll see Americans who
(monen)
yearn to keep families whole / give our kids learning skills /
NOTE:
and Moms Too
and, yes, track down deadbeat dads who run out on their children.
there is
growin
They know if America's doesn't change the welfare system for the
WORSE
bachlack
better -- the welfare system will change America for the worst.
Americans want a welfare system that breaks the cycle of
prosponsibil
dependency -- a welfare system that can only stem from new plans
Dads who
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don't want
why in my State of the Union Address, I made a commitment to
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favor personal responsibility over dependency. How? By making
labled
it quicker and easier for States who choose to reform their
welfare systems to get the Federal waivers they need. /
I am proud to say that Wisconsin was the first State to ask
for such a waiver -- and that we quickly granted it. / [[Today,
I am honored to stand with Governor Thompson -- a true welfare
reform pioneer -- to sign this waiver which will allow Wisconsin
3
5178
to begin its bold new strategy to reform the state's welfare
system. //]]
Like all Americans, Wisconsinites want to help the needy.
But more important than having an America that helps people in
need -- is building an Ameria where fewer people need to be
Note: There
have been
helped. / It is wrong for able-bodied Americans to continue
recent
increases
drawing a welfare check without working for it. / I believe:
in
unemployment.
Either get off your duff or get off the dole /// That is why we
test whether
need to prove that welfare recipients move from one State to
Parents should pick up and
another to obtain higher AFDC benefits. If so, we must change
move their families to find opportunity, not to seek ohigher
the rules so that people can't cheat the system. // welfare benefit,
[[For the next three years, Wisconsin's demonstration
project will study our welfare system. So over the next six
months -- in six test counties -- welfare benefits for new
arrivals in this State will be paid at the same level where they
came from -- no more, no less. / I look forward to seeing the
results of this test -- so that we can meet government's
responsibility to see that welfare recipients do not cheat. Yet
we also have a responsibility to provide education and training
to help welfare recipients get a job. // ]]
Accordingly, I want to commend Governor Thompson for
Wisconsin's youth apprenticeship system, which begins today.
This historic initiative links workforce training with education
reform. It brings business, labor, education, and government
together to train students, create skills, and lift the American
Dream. //
3
to begin its bold new strategy to reform the state's welfare
system. //]]
Like all Americans, Wisconsinites want to help the needy.
But more important than having an America that helps people in
need -- is building an Ameria where fewer people need to be
helped. / It is wrong for able-bodied Americans to continue
drawing a welfare check without working for it. / I believe:
Either get off your duff or get off the dole. /// That is why we
need to prove that welfare recipients move from one State to
another to obtain higher AFDC benefits. If so, we must change
the rules so that people can't cheat the system. //
[[For the next three years, Wisconsin's demonstration
project will study our welfare system. So over the next six
months -- in six test counties -- welfare benefits for new
arrivals in this State will be paid at the same level where they
came from -- no more, no less. / I look forward to seeing the
results of this test -- so that we can meet government's
responsibility to see that welfare recipients do not cheat. Yet
we also have a responsibility to provide education and training
to help welfare recipients get a job. // ]]
Accordingly, I want to commend Governor Thompson for
Wisconsin's youth apprenticeship system, which begins today.
This historic initiative links workforce training with education
reform. It brings business, labor, education, and government
together to train students, create skills, and lift the American
Dream. //
4
I'm told, for instance, that about 30 students from West
Bend and the Fox Valley area will have the chance to learn the
printing trade. / Later today, I'll be going with the Governor
to a part of your State that's the largest paper-producing area
in the country. Paper produced there goes to make some of
America's finest books. / ((Millie wanted to thank you for
making her best-seller possible. )) //
I am proud that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a
$200,000 grant to Wisconsin to further its youth apprenticeship
program. I especially want to thank companies like CDS
International, the German Marshall Fund of America, and the
Printing Industries of America for their help.
Today, I want to challenge other States to follow
Wisconsin's lead. Last week, Secretary of HHS Louis Sullivan
approved New Jersey's Family Development Program -- whose reforms
in the state welfare program reward work and unite families. /
I'm confident other States will now do what Americans do best:
Bring local genius to local needs.
[[In coming months, we will "Watch Wisconsin" to see how
"Wisconsin Works." I know your new initiative will work. I
look forward to its triumph. In that spirit, I'm pleased to now
sign the waiver which will help change the welfare system -- and
in doing so, change America. 1]
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
7. 24. 92
92 JUL 24 P I : 49
NOTICE:
Enclosed are comments from staff members of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Such comments do not necessarily
represent the official position of the Director of OMB or of the
Office of Management and Budget. If you wish to have the
Director's personal comments, please let me know -- and contact
me if you have any questions.
James C. Murr
Associate Director for
Legislative Reference
and Administration
Document No. 340173ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
7/23/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON, FRI. 7/24/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
SUBJECT:
APPLETON, WISCONSIN MONDAY, 7/27/92
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, FRIDAY, JULY 24, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
(R.Brady may respond at a later term)
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Two
July 23, 1992
2 JUL 23 P6: 06
WELFARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELFARE REFORM EVENT
APPLETON, WISCONSIN
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992
Governor Thompson. [[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]. ((It's good to be
in Appleton. / After the Democratic Convention, a Wisconsin
Democrat asked me what I thought of the "Dynamic Duo. " / I told
him I thought Paul Molitor and Robin Yount were having a terrific
season. )) //
I am delighted to be back in the land of the free and the
home of the Brewers -- a State built on faith, family, and
freedom. Wisconsin is an example to America -- just as America
is to the world.
In the past three years, America has changed the world. In
Berlin, a Wall has crumbled. / From Kuwait to Panama, the
enslaved now are free. / Imperial Communism is a four-letter
word: D-E-A-D. Why? Because democracy stood fast so that
freedom could stand tall. //
Go anywhere God's children hate tyranny. They look to
America because liberty works. / Well, today I'm glad to be in a
place where things like learnfare -- workfare -- and the Parental
Responsibility Act -- all tell America: "Watch Wisconsin because
Wisconsin works. " //
( (A writer was once asked what he would take if his house
were on fire and he could remove only one thing. He replied: "I
2
3
would take the fire. ")) // He knew -- as Wisconsin's proved --
that what matters is results. /
Governor Thompson knows this. That's why he has joined my
crusade to reform our welfare system. / Let's face it. We know
our welfare system has failed. It doesn't lift families from
poverty -- it traps them there. / Welfare also discourages
marriage (Marin 3804)
families from staying together. When a system rips families
apart -- it's time to rip apart that system. //
Visit LaCrosse or Superior. Travel Wisconsin's farmland
a giant, rolling checkerboard. Here you'll see Americans who
(moun)
yearn to keep families whole / give our kids learning skills /
NOTE:
and Moms Too
and, yes, track down deadbeat dads who run out on their children.
there is
growin
They know if America's doesn't change the welfare system for the
WORSE
bachlash
better -- the welfare system will change America for the worst.
Americans want a welfare system that breaks the cycle of
tresponsibil
dependency -- a welfare system that can only stem from new plans Dads
don't want
who
-- new ideas -- a desire to try a new kind of reform. / That is
why in my State of the Union Address, I made a commitment to
tobe
favor personal responsibility over dependency. How? By making
labled
it quicker and easier for States who choose to reform their
welfare systems to get the Federal waivers they need. /
I am proud to say that Wisconsin was the first State to ask
for such a waiver -- and that we quickly granted it. / [[Today,
I am honored to stand with Governor Thompson -- a true welfare
reform pioneer -- to sign this waiver which will allow Wisconsin
3
to begin its bold new strategy to reform the state's welfare
system. //]]
Like all Americans, Wisconsinites want to help the needy.
But more important than having an America that helps people in
need -- is building an Ameria where fewer people need to be
helped. / It is wrong for able-bodied Americans to continue
drawing a welfare check without working for it. / I believe:
Either get off your duff or get off the dole. 111 That is why we
need to prove that welfare recipients move from one State to
another to obtain higher AFDC benefits. If so, we must change
the rules so that people can't cheat the system. //
[[For the next three years, Wisconsin's demonstration
project will study our welfare system. So over the next six
months -- in six test counties -- welfare benefits for new
arrivals in this State will be paid at the same level where they
came from -- no more, no less. / I look forward to seeing the
results of this test -- so that we can meet government's
responsibility to see that welfare recipients do not cheat. Yet
we also have a responsibility to provide education and training
to help welfare recipients get a job. // ]]
Accordingly, I want to commend Governor Thompson for
Wisconsin's youth apprenticeship system, which begins today.
This historic initiative links workforce training with education
reform. It brings business, labor, education, and government
together to train students, create skills, and lift the American
Dream. //
4
I'm told, for instance, that about 30 students from West
Bend and the Fox Valley area will have the chance to learn the
printing trade. / Later today, I'll be going with the Governor
to a part of your State that's the largest paper-producing area
in the country. Paper produced there goes to make some of
America's finest books. / ( (Millie wanted to thank you for
making her best-seller possible. )) //
I am proud that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a
$200,000 grant to Wisconsin to further its youth apprenticeship
program. I especially want to thank companies like CDS
International, the German Marshall Fund of America, and the
Printing Industries of America for their help.
Today, I want to challenge other States to follow
Wisconsin's lead. Last week, Secretary of HHS Louis Sullivan
approved New Jersey's Family Development Program -- whose reforms
in the state welfare program reward work and unite families. /
I'm confident other States will now do what Americans do best:
Bring local genius to local needs.
[[In coming months, we will "Watch Wisconsin" to see how
"Wisconsin Works." I know your new initiative will work. I
look forward to its triumph. In that spirit, I'm pleased to now
sign the waiver which will help change the welfare system -- and
in doing so, change America. ]]
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